Jan 2007, HEALING, p.41

COFFEE TALK

... According to Stephanie Profitt, that's because the grounds' edges are rounder than other popular exfoliating agents, which can be jagged. Profitt discovered coffee's perk in 1996 as a young professional newly democratic, post Soviet Russia. The harsh Moscow winter compelled her to seek relief in the banya, the traditional Russian bath house, where coffee grounds are used foe exfoliation. This experience inspired her to crate the seven-product BodyCoffee line in 2002; her invigorating Body Polish uses Dead Sea salt instead of the sugar found in many scrubs, and the smell of coffee is subordinate to the aromas of natural ingredients, including peppermint, spearmint, rosemary and orange oils...

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